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These Amazonian Birds Are Shrinking Because of Climate Change
Pope Francis Warns of Eternal Damnation for Screwing This Up
Climate scientists, activists, and academics have used reason, data, and morality to desperately sound the alarm bell around the urgent need to address the climate crisis. For the most part, those pleas have gone unanswered. Now, Pope Francis is offering a sophisticated new alternative: pray and hope for the best.
The Accounting Trick That Could Wreck the Planet
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Part of the agreement being hammered out at United Nations talks as they stretch into their (in theory) last day could let rich countries get away with continuing to pollute by using a bit of tricky math to justify it under the Paris Agreement. Welcome to one of the most confusing—and…
The Ms. Marvel TV Show Looks Marv—Uh, Wonderful
If you had told me five years ago that Kamala Khan was going to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I wouldn’t have believed you. If you had told me 10 years ago, I would have assumed you were talking about Carol Danvers, because Kamala didn’t exist yet; Marvel’s first Muslim superhero to headline her own series was…
This $780,000 Space Watch Is More Expensive Than Actually Going to Space
Assuming you haven’t been gifted a ride for publicity reasons, the going rate for a sub-orbital trip to space is around a quarter of a million dollars, which gets you just a few minutes in microgravity. It’s a short trip only the 1% can afford to experience, but believe it or not, it’s still cheaper than Jacob & Co.’s…
Radiant Black’s Superhero World Is Expanding With a New Hero and Epic Crossovers
Radiant Black, Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa’s tokusatsu-influenced superhero hero series, has already expanded its world beyond its titular hero with not just similar wielders of Radiant Black’s cosmic powers, but also with Mat Groom and Erica D’Urso’s Kickstarted upcoming series Inferno Girl Red. Now, they’re…